Tag: Healing

What kind of gift giver are you? Are you generous? Or stingy?(It has nothing to do with money) Because wherever you go, there you are. In every encounter we have throughout our day, we have the opportunity to gift our essence. Happily, we get to choose the kind of gift we will be. Will we Read more about The Gift of Your Presence[…]

We are much more alike than different. We are both human beings. I may be female while you are male but we both breathe air into our lungs. You may be gay while I am straight but we still crave human touch. I may be black while you are white but we Read more about The Bridge to WE[…]

Speech is Silver. Silence is Golden. ~Thomas Carlyle In 1831, when Scottish social commentator Thomas Carlyle translated these words into English, the prevailing thought in civilized society was that saying nothing was preferable to speaking. Discretion, being defined as “recognizing and avoiding words, actions, and attitudes that could have undesirable consequences” has long been Read more about Still Believe that “Silence is Golden”?[…]

LOVE or FEAR. Spiritual masters, philosophers, and psychologists concur that all of our feelings, both positive and negative, fundamentally emanate from these two emotions. And right now, I’m sure you will agree, we are living in a time of tremendous FEAR. Fear isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Feeling fear, when attached to physical danger is Read more about What’s Love Got to Do With It?[…]

In all of our actions, we must seek to be living examples of the changes we wish to see in the world. By walking the path, we make the path visible. ~Chief Phil Lane, Jr. Have you read the story of Becky Crabtree, the courageous 64 year old science teacher who chained herself Read more about Can We Please Just Walk Our Talk?[…]

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door. ~Emma Lazarus I know I am not alone in feeling heartbroken at the pain and devastation being inflicted on Read more about Have We Forgotten Who We Are?[…]

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. – Malala Yousafzai These are crazy, confusing, uncertain times. The very institutions dedicated to protecting us are being systematically dismantled. We watch children as young as 18 months , ripped from the arms of their asylum seeking parents, only to be carted off to Read more about Where Is Our Collective Voice?[…]

It’s important to Remember that we all have Magic inside us. ~J.K. Rowling When was the last time you experienced Magic? I’m not talking about the pulling-a-quarter-from-your-ear slight of hand that Uncle Bill uses to entertain at family gatherings. Or that read-your-card trick that amuses and delights at a street fair. I’m talking about Read more about Do You Believe in Magic?[…]

Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne Who is the most courageous person you know? If you come from a family of military men and women, whose expressed bravery to protect our country is a given, undoubtedly you are in awe of their ability to put their life Read more about How Courageous are You?[…]